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Asia markets mixed as investors assess China economic data, Japan CPI
The skyline of the central business district in Beijing on August 13, 2019. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) WANG ZHAO | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Friday, as investors assessed key economic data from China and Japan’s inflation numbers. China’s third-quarter GDP growth rate came in at 4.6% compared to the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as Dow reaches new highs; Japan trade misses
A flag of Japan flies near cargo containers at Tokyo’s Odaiba Waterfront on August 6, 2020. BEHROUZ MEHRI | Contributor | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher on Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach a record close amid a strong start to the earnings season. Investors in Asia […]
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Asian chip stocks fall on ASML’s disappointing forecast, possible U.S. export cap
A worker produces chips at a semiconductor manufacturing enterprise in Binzhou, China, on June 4, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asian chip stocks fell on Wednesday after Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML posted disappointing sales forecasts, driving down global stocks in the sector. Shares of Japanese semiconductor manufacturing firm Tokyo Electron logged the […]
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Japan’s Nikkei leads declines in Asia-Pacific markets after Wall Street falls
Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses, following declines on Wall Street. Investors will be watching for more stimulus measures to prop up the real estate sector […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after key Wall Street benchmarks hit record highs
The port at Busan, South Korea, in 2020. South Korea and Japan are especially dependent on shipping lanes that traverse the South China Sea, linking them to the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and beyond. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow […]
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Asia markets poised to open higher after China weekend breifing, regional economic data in focus
“China’s growth recovery and north Asia’s earnings rebound in 2024 remain our key investment themes and overweight areas,” Goldman Sachs’ strategists, led by Timothy Moe, wrote in a Saturday note. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, as investors assess China’s weekend press briefing and await […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Is higher-than-expected CPI just a ‘janky’ data point?
Customers shop for eggs at a Sprouts grocery store on April 12, 2023 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where […]
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Asia markets open mostly higher after declines on Wall Street; BOK rate decision in focus
Signage for Bank of Korea is displayed atop the central bank’s headquarters building in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. South Korea’s central bank hiked interest rates for a second consecutive meeting on Thursday to wrestle consumer inflation down from 13-year highs, and further raised its projections for prices to rise to their […]
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Asia-Pacific markets gain ahead of U.S. inflation data; China stocks resume rally
A general view of the Shanghai Securities Exchange building is being shown in Shanghai, China, on July 16, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific markets closed higher on Thursday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new records as investors shrugged off […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher after S&P 500 and Dow hit new highs: Live updates
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Thursday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new records as […]
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